Senior Accountant

LHH; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team, blending traditional accounting with business partnering, financial analysis, and project accounting within a fast-paced technology environment.

You will lead month-end close, prepare monthly packages, analyze results, and partner with operational leaders, while mentoring staff and driving improvements across processes and systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong experience with month-end close, financial reporting, journal entries and reconciliations, variance analysis, fixed assets and capital projects, budgeting and forecasting.
• Exposure to project accounting, CapEx, and asset accounting.
• Experience supporting operational stakeholders and presenting financial results.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Support multiple business units and serve as a financial partner to department leaders.
• Prepare monthly financial packages, analyze results, and present findings to internal stakeholders.
• Track and monitor operating expenses, invoices, and project-related costs.
• Support capital project accounting, fixed assets, depreciation, amortization, and capitalization processes.
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Perform quarterly inventory reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.
• Help guide and mentor a Staff Accountant on transactional and coding-related matters.
• Collaborate with internal customers across the organization on accounting and financial matters.
• Participate in ongoing process improvements, systems initiatives, and reporting enhancements.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Month-end close

Variance analysis

Project accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Senior Accountant

Our client, a large and well-established publicly traded organization, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine traditional accounting responsibilities with business partnering, financial analysis, and project accounting while supporting a fast-paced and evolving technology organization.

This position is ideal for an accountant who enjoys a mix of month-end close, reporting, project accounting, fixed assets, variance analysis, and collaboration with operational leaders. The organization offers strong training, career growth opportunities, leadership visibility, and a flexible work environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.

• Support multiple business units and serve as a financial partner to department leaders.

• Prepare monthly financial packages, analyze results, and present findings to internal stakeholders.

• Track and monitor operating expenses, invoices, and project-related costs.

• Support capital project accounting, fixed assets, depreciation, amortization, and capitalization processes.

• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.

• Perform quarterly inventory reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.

• Help guide and mentor a Staff Accountant on transactional and coding-related matters.

• Collaborate with internal customers across the organization on accounting and financial matters.

• Participate in ongoing process improvements, systems initiatives, and reporting enhancements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.

• Strong experience with:

  • Month-end close

  • Financial reporting

  • Journal entries and reconciliations

  • Variance analysis

  • Fixed assets and capital projects

  • Budgeting and forecasting

• Exposure to project accounting, capital expenditures (CapEx), and asset accounting.

• Experience supporting operational stakeholders and presenting financial results.

• Advanced Excel skills.

• Experience working within large company or public company environments preferred.

Employment Type: Full Time

Available to work in the Houston area.

Pay Details: $85,000.00 to $90,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.